Senator Ellender Shrimp An Crab Gumbo
Created by dienia b on October 16, 2021
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 3h
- Recipe #37505
Ingredients
- 2 pounds shrimp, peeled
- 1/2 pound crab meat
- 3 ounces bacon (3 slices)
- 8 ounces smoked ham, diced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups onions, minced
- 1 cup celery, minced
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, minced
- 1 clove garlic, smashed
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 3 cups water
- 3 tablespoons bacon grease
- 1 pound okra
- 1/4 cup parsley, minced
- 1/4 cup green onions, minced
How to Make
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Step 1: Cook bacon and remove.
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Step 2: Add ham and cook until browned, remove to bacon.
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Step 3: Add flour and cook on low, and don't burn. Brown to dark chocolate color stirring constantly.
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Step 4: Add onions and brown.
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Step 5: Add celery and peppers and lemon zest.
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Step 6: Cut lemon in half and chop half of lemon finely and add.
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Step 7: Add seasonings and water.
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Step 8: Crumble in bacon and add ham.
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Step 9: Simmer for 45 minutes.
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Step 10: Meanwhile, chop okra and brown lightly in bacon grease.
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Step 11: After gumbo mixture has cooked 45 minutes, add the okra.
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Step 12: Cook for 20 minutes more.
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Step 13: Add seafood and cook until shrimp is cooked, about 5 minutes more.
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Step 14: Add parsley and green onions.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (421.5 g)
- Calories 260.8
- Total Fat - 9.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.8 g
- Cholesterol - 180 mg
- Sodium - 1224.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 14.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.9 g
- Sugars - 3.9 g
- Protein - 29.5 g
- Calcium - 155.4 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 42.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg